Snakes in the family Pythonidae possess specialized sensory structures in their supra- and infralabial scales called pit organs 1. These pit organs allow pythons to detect and respond to environmental ...

Pregnant squamate reptiles (i.e. lizards and snakes) often maintain higher and more stable body temperatures than their nonpregnant conspecifics, and this maternal thermophily enhances developmental ...

The embryonic development of many ectothermic species are highly sensitive to temperature and typically have a higher thermal optima than do most other physiological processes. Thus, female ectotherms ...

A dad drove the breadth of Australia without spotting a python inches away from the steering wheel. Andrew Hill took six-year-old Ivy along for the ride when he drove a work vehicle 4,600km (2,860 ...

This article describes the care of the Children’s python (Antaresia childreni). It includes information on housing, feeding, handling, as well as the general health care of these animals. The ...

Another surprise clutch from my Antaresia that I didn’t see coming! Former Russian president warns Moscow may seize 'valuables of the British Crown' Shabana Mahmood appointed Home Secretary amid ...

Snakes in the familyPythonidaepossess specialized sensory structures in their supra- and infralabial scales called pit organs. These pit organs allow pythons to detect and respond to environmental ...

A Stimson python at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre has been filmed in a particularly awkward predicament. Note from Rex Neindorf, owner of the Alice Springs Reptile Centre: “The snake was in no ...